Monday, October 26, 2009

I don't have them all yet, but here are a few more of the new China Glaze 'Specialty Collection' glitters... I love them.

Atlantis. This is kind of a medium blue-green/teal/aqua jelly base with lots of holographic glitter. I included a picture of it blurred to show just how sparkly the glitter in this is. For some reason, the blurrier the picture, the better the glitter sparkle shows! Anyway, Atlantis is my favorite so far. I love it. I've worn it the most out of all of them and I'm still not tired of it!

Cleopatra. This is a warmer/orangier gold than Medallion. It's a lot of tiny particles of golden and holographic glitter.

Medallion. A softer, more yellowy-beige gold than Cleopatra, lots of holographic glitter.

Nova. Super-sparkly silver holographic glitter. This one has some larger and smaller particles blended together. The effect is spectacular in the sunlight, even my blurred picture doesn't show just how sparkly it really is.

Like the others, these have a smooth formula that applies easily and dries in a reasonable amount of time. Not fast, but not as slow as the other China Glaze ones I've had trouble with before. These pictures are three coats. The glitter in these is definitely dense enough to be worn alone, but will also work as a glitter topcoat. These are a little gritty and really do need a coat of Seche Vite or other thick topcoat to make them smooth and glossy. Two coats of topcoat would be even nicer, but not necessary.

Still in love with all these new China Glaze glitters.... Will post more when I pick up the rest of them!

42 comments:

Anonymous, they are a bit of a pain, but no worse than other glitters really... A big cotton ball totally soaked with Zoya Remove+ makes fairly quick work of them, though :) (Even though I'm guilty of peeling off the polish quite frequently!)

This is the first pic I have seen of Atlantis that I really like. I have seen Atlantis before but never really liked it. I actually didn't recognize it in your pic. I like your way of wearing them better.

I know everyone is raving over the new glitters but I'm not a fan. I like glitter usually so I don't know why this collection is so disappointing to me. I just don't see anything special I guess.

atlantis is absolutely amazing. my fav. too. medallion looks chintzy to me for some reason. cleopatra is another one that is really pretty but i don't think i'll wear it on it's own too much. great swatches as usual!

I love the China Glaze glitters, but I can't get them off! They are so hard to remove that I actually didn't buy anymore of them for that reason. I really only wear polish on my toes and this was a real pain to remove!

I love these colors, but Im having a problem with them staying on!! Ive used them with a coat of sticky base and topped with seche vite. The very next day, they've peeled off!! Anybody else having problems?

Scrangie. Can you please do a review on OPI axxium gel polish. There are n't any good reviews with pictures out there. I change my polish 5 times a week. Just wondering if it is something for me. Thanks

I find that glitters are easier to remove when I put them over a base coat of color (in addition to your standard protective base coat). For example, I put Atlantis over DV8, and had no trouble removing it. Plus the combo was striking & the colors were similar enough that Atlantis' sheer glory still dominated! ;)

I love the look of Atlantis, but as every CG glitter polish I've tried so far has peeled off or chipped within 24 hours of applying it (base coat, 2 coats of polish and top coat), I can't look at any more CG glitters at the moment. *sad face*

I ordered the whole darn collection. I think I had temporary insanity. There's a few I probably wouldn't have bought if I saw them swatched. I've been waiting to see all the collections a few times before ordering. I think I went crazy with all of the bloggers tablking about these glitters. There are plenty that are gorgeous.

I just picked up these glitters at Sally's not long ago and I love them. I didn't see Atlantis there (or it would've been the first one I grabbed) - but I got the other 3 mentioned and rocked Nova the same day. I got so many compliments on it all week!

Removal was a huge pain though - my drugstore brand remover did absolutely nothing, so I ended up peeling it off (bad idea). I didn't even think to try my Zoya Remove+.

Atlantis is f*(king amazing!!! I haven't seen a true capture of the color yet, but your blurred shot does a good job. Here's a pic I took of it on me. I think it captures the color of the jelly base better than any I've seen and the glitter fairly well.